Ghana vs Malawi: Overall budget balance, including grants
Ghana
-979.17 million current LCU
in 2010
Malawi
-633.75 million current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
16th
Malawi rank
15th
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -633.75 million current LCU against -979.17 million current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 345.42 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 15th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -21.07 million current LCU | -262.67 million current LCU | 241.60 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 1990s | -191.25 million current LCU | -3.08 billion current LCU | 2.88 billion current LCU | Ghana |
| 2000s | -1.33 billion current LCU | -15.46 billion current LCU | 14.13 billion current LCU | Ghana |
| 2010s | -979.17 million current LCU | 21.32 billion current LCU | 22.30 billion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Ghana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at -633.75 million current LCU against -979.17 million current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Ghana and Malawi?
- 345.42 million current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Ghana ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 15th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.